Movie
John Q
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
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Cast
Denzel WashingtonJohn Quincy Archibald
James WoodsDr. Raymond Turner
Kimberly EliseDenise Archibald
Robert DuvallLt. Frank Grimes
Shawn HatosyMitch Quigley
Eddie GriffinLester Matthews
Kevin ConnollySteve Maguire
Ethan SupleeGuard Max ConlinCredits
- Directed by
- Nick Cassavetes
- Written by
- James Kearns, James Kearns
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $36M
- Box office
- $102.2M
Production
- Evolution EntertainmentUnited States
New Line CinemaUnited States- Burg/Koules Productions
